mod, Administrators
11,206
edits
Changes
no edit summary
| length = 3:46
| BPM = 104
| versions =Down In It <br>Down In It (Demo)<br>Down In It (Skin)<br>Down In It (Shred)<br>Down In It (Singe)<br>Down In It (Demo - ''[[Closure]]Head Like A Hole'')<br>Down In It (Demo - ''[[Purest Feeling (halo)|Purest Feeling]]'')<br>Down In It (Demo - ''Demos & Remixes'' Version)<br>Down In It (Big Whole Mix)<br>Down In It (''[[Closure]]'')<br>
| live = [[VIVIsectVI Tour]] through [[Wave Goodbye Tour]]<br>[[NIN 2022]]
}}'''"Down In It"''' was the first single for the 1989 album ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'' and the third track on the disc. It has been stated by [[Trent Reznor]] that this song is the first he ever wrote and is a rare treat to hear live. Following the ''[[Down In It (halo)|Down In It]]'' single release, a music video was made.
====Song Credits====
*Reproduced and remixed by Adrian Sherwood, Keith LeBlanc
===Down In It (Skin)===
====Song Credits====
*Reproduced and remixed by Adrian Sherwood, Keith LeBlanc
===Down In It (Demo - ''Head Like A Hole'')===
'''''Running Time: 3:55'''''
Appears on ''Head Like a Hole'' (US) as the last track. Also appears on the ''Demos and Remixes'' and ''Purest Feeling II'' bootlegs. On the UK ''Down In It'' single, the [[Untitled (from Head Like A Hole)|unlisted track]] from ''Head Like A Hole'' is appended to this track.
During a podcast with [[Skinny Puppy]]'s cEvin Key, [[Richard Patrick]] revealed that Reznor had originally intended to use the demo version on the album and that Patrick had convinced him to use the "Skin" mix instead.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDT4UWJ14s4]
====Song Credits====
*Writing, performance, production, mixing: Trent Reznor
===Down In It (Demo - ''Purest Feeling'')===
Appears on ''Purest Feeling'' as the last track, differing from its official counterparts as that it has an extended intro with strange screams and odd static. It also includes about one minute and eight seconds of distorted clippings of the song at the end as a finish to the album. Musically it's extremely close to the "(Demo)" version from the ''Head Like a Hole'' US single.
===Down In It (Demo - ''Demos & Remixes'')===
Appears on the ''Demos and Remixes'' bootleg, running 4:35. Almost exactly the same as the ''Purest Feeling'' version, simply lacking the extra layering and sound effects as well as the distorted outro, though it does retain the extended drumbeat intro.
===Down In It (Demo - Martin Atkins tape)===
'''''Running Time: 4:26'''''
Only exists on a cassette tape handed out by Reznor to important figures. This cassette is also in the possession of [[Martin Atkins]], who has allowed fans to hear excerpts.
===Down In It (Big Whole Mix)===
'''''Running Time: 4:09'''''
Appears on the ''Demos and Remixes'' bootleg. It's an odd version with Reznor whispering a good portion of his vocals under an odd beat. It also includes faux-Oriental sounding synths which are noticeably absent in any of the other versions of the song.
===Down In It (''Closure'')===